“Got an ab fab day planned. First a mani and pedi with my prego BFF followed by a little fro-yo with the hubs (cones are BOGO today). De-lish.” We’ve all seen it in Facebook status updates or overheard it while we’re ordering our cafe mocha at our favorite coffee shop (known to some as *$, […]
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Flowers. They are the most commonly purchased Mother’s Day gift, with 43 percent of shoppers buying flowers for their mom, according to a survey by PriceGrabber.com. This was more than double the number of people who opt for gift cards, which came in at No. 2 with 22 percent. But not all flowers are created […]
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Today is the last day to submit your high resolution .jpg bridesmaid photos for inclusion in our gallery (and to be eligible for the Sephora gift card). Be sure to check out the photos I added earlier today, including a couple that will make you say “what?!?” The deadline is 5 p.m. and the email […]
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If I mentioned this on OTE before, it was eons ago (and I don’t know how I possibly forgot), but regular reader Heather Wheeler (now Sadlemire) has written about … the menstrual cup. Basically, it is what it sounds like (and that’s just gross). Check her post out here.
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As many of you know by now, I do some freelancing for Vow, the wedding magazine. Below is the most-recent piece on changing your name after marriage: Weddings, and marriage, come with a host of decisions: Cupcakes or cake? Band or DJ? Tuxes or suits? Keep or change your last name? While the tradition of […]
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The Spa City’s Derby Day parties will return with two opportunities for racing fans to celebrate the 138th running of the “greatest two minutes in sports” on Saturday, May 5. The original Siro’s on Lincoln Avenue and Siro’s Trattoria at the Lodge will be airing the Kentucky Derby when it goes off at 6:24 p.m. […]
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Today’s FF plays off some of the topics that came up this week on OTE, or Facebook. The “done, done and done” Guptills Coney Express commercial: The woman in that ad sounds so unkind. I’m now completely turned off and have stopped going there for ice cream (I have visions of the entire staff be […]
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On Saturday, I headed down to the Diamond Dash where couples followed scavenger hunt-type clues that took them all around Albany. I shot a Seen gallery while down here, which is here. Also, you can check out the video of the event, and “meet” the winning couple, Kyle Rueckert and Liz O’Keefe, below the jump.
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On today’s Fly Morning Rush segment, Brian, Chrissy, Alexis and I talked about the OTE photo gallery of prom gowns — and how much skin is too much (or, as Brian puts it, too “slutty.”) Alexis is Alexis Willey, my intern and Mohonasen high school senior. She came with me to the studio to film […]
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A reader asks: I just recently got engaged and one of my concerns is the bridesmaids’ attire because … I love them all dearly and feel guilty about “forcing them” to buy a dress, throw the shower, etc. I want them to look and feel happy and confident. To lighten their load, I was wondering […]
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